gradin
French, noun/ɡʁa.dɛ̃/
gradin is spelled G-R-A-D-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 62,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gradin is a French masculine noun meaning “tier (of hall etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bancs élevés graduellement les uns au-dessus des autres, pour placer plusieurs personnes, dans les grandes…”.
What does gradin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetier (of hall etc.)
- 2
masculineterrace (of arena)
- 3
masculinebleachers
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bancs élevés graduellement les uns au-dessus des autres, pour placer plusieurs personnes, dans les grandes assemblées, dans les théâtres, dans les écoles, au cirque, etc. 2. Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter) 3. Mode de travail qui consiste à commencer l’exploitation par la partie supérieure. 4. (Accordéon) Tastière.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gradin
- gradins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gradin?
- /ɡʁa.dɛ̃/
- \ɡʁa.dɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gradin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gradin in French?
gradin appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).